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The SOIUSA introduces the bipartition of the Alpine System (Western Alps and Eastern Alps) replacing the old tripartite division (Western Alps, Central Alps and Eastern Alps) by a multilevel pyramidal hierarchy according to identical scales and rules.
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Die Gebirgsgruppen der Alpen:Ansichten, Systematiken und Methoden zur Einteilung der Alpen. Die orographischen einteilungen der Alpen und die IVOEA
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Marazzi, Sergio; Grimm, Peter; Mattmüller, Claus R; Zahn, Paul; Jurgalski, Eberhard (2004),
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Names of higher level groups are given in the four main languages spoken in the Alps (
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the occidental part is divided into two areas from south to north and then northeast:
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aiming to replace the traditional way the Alps were partitioned in Italy, the
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SOIUSA - Suddivisione orografica internazionale unificata del Sistema Alpino
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Milano: con il patrocinio del CAI presentato l'Atlante Origrafico delle Alpi
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conference of 6 April 2006, following the publication of Marazzi's book.
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Suddivisione Orografica Internazionale Unificata del Sistema Alpino
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The SOIUSA is an interpretation by Marazzi of the terrain of the
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Northern Cottian Alps subsection (STS.4.III ) is also called:
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on 23 Jan 2006, but has yet to receive any formal acceptance.
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International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the
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part is divided into three areas from west to east:
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SOIUSA 1251: 1062: 1030:Salzkammergut and Upper Austria Alps 978: 758: 685: 1331:Atlante orografico del monte Bianco 13: 461:catena Bernauda-Pierre Menue-Ambin 451:chaîne Bernaude-Pierre Menue-Ambin 64:point of view. It was designed by 14: 1389: 1286:Landscapes and Landforms of Italy 1109:, 3,342 metres (10,965 ft)) 1087:, 3,052 metres (10,013 ft)) 505:sottogruppo Sommeiller-Vallonetto 1164:, 1,630 metres (5,350 ft)) 1153:, 2,558 metres (8,392 ft)) 1142:, 2,864 metres (9,396 ft)) 1131:, 2,780 metres (9,120 ft)) 1120:, 2,472 metres (8,110 ft)) 1098:, 2,254 metres (7,395 ft)) 1076:, 3,905 metres (12,812 ft)) 941:, 3,798 metres (12,461 ft)) 930:, 3,772 metres (12,375 ft)) 919:, 4,049 metres (13,284 ft)) 838:, 3,620 metres (11,880 ft)) 827:, 4,274 metres (14,022 ft)) 805:, 3,552 metres (11,654 ft)) 794:, 4,634 metres (15,203 ft)) 783:, 3,257 metres (10,686 ft)) 772:, 4,810 metres (15,780 ft)) 743:, 4,102 metres (13,458 ft)) 732:, 3,841 metres (12,602 ft)) 710:, 3,297 metres (10,817 ft)) 1058:, 1,919 metres (6,296 ft)) 1047:, 2,369 metres (7,772 ft)) 1036:, 2,993 metres (9,820 ft)) 1025:, 2,941 metres (9,649 ft)) 1014:, 2,884 metres (9,462 ft)) 1003:, 2,657 metres (8,717 ft)) 992:, 3,040 metres (9,970 ft)) 974:, 2,184 metres (7,165 ft)) 963:, 2,441 metres (8,009 ft)) 952:, 2,863 metres (9,393 ft)) 853: 849:, 2,970 metres (9,740 ft)) 816:, 2,245 metres (7,365 ft)) 754:, 2,790 metres (9,150 ft)) 721:, 2,961 metres (9,715 ft)) 699:, 2,661 metres (8,730 ft)) 641: 1273: 1242: 1229: 1217: 1201: 1192: 862:SOIUSA eastern Alps' sections. 650:SOIUSA western Alps' sections. 1: 115:Congresso Geografico Italiano 109:Comitato Geografico Nazionale 1081:Bergamasque Alps and Prealps 150:Mountain groups higher level 129: 7: 1373:Mountain ranges of the Alps 1168: 1052:Northern Lower Austria Alps 495:crête Sommeiller-Vallonetto 310:Mountain groups lower level 281:132 subsections (STS) (de: 195:5 major sectors (SR) (de: 10: 1394: 1316: 1267:, ending with the city of 1235:SOIUSA conference, Milan, 986:North Tyrol Limestone Alps 567:Nördliche Cottishche Alpen 316:333 supergroups (SPG) (de: 89: 1340:, Priuli & Verlucca, 1147:Carinthian-Slovenian Alps 1092:Brescia and Garda Prealps 878:- Lake Lecco 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Kotijske Alpe 137: 102:Partizione delle Alpi 19: 1008:Tyrol Schistose Alps 906:Central-eastern Alps 832:Glarus Alps i.t.w.m. 343:870 groups (GR) (de: 239:Central Eastern Alps 946:Eastern Tauern Alps 935:Western Tauern Alps 660:Bocchetta di Altare 587:Alpi del Moncenisio 577:Alpes du Mont Cenis 502:) / 458:) / 120:Italian Alpine Club 84:Italian Alpine Club 1001:Großer Krottenkopf 864: 652: 492:) Subgroup: 247:South Eastern Alps 243:North Eastern Alps 143: 25: 1346:978-88-8068-273-8 1158:Slovenian Prealps 1063:Southeastern Alps 979:Northeastern Alps 759:Northwestern Alps 686:Southwestern Alps 637: 636: 521: 520: 516::I/A-4.III-B.6.b 442:Southwestern Alps 419:Pointe Sommeiller 228:Northwestern Alps 224:Southwestern Alps 216:velikih sektorjev 1385: 1310: 1309: 1307: 1306: 1277: 1271: 1258: 1249: 1246: 1240: 1233: 1227: 1221: 1215: 1205: 1199: 1196: 1114:Venetian Prealps 779:(Haute Cime des 748:Dauphiné Prealps 741:Barre des Écrins 719:Tête de l'Estrop 697:Punta Marguareis 627: 617: 599: 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Index


Alps
acronym
English
Alps
Alps
geographic
toponomastic
Sergio Marazzi
Orographic
Atlas
Alps
Italian Alpine Club
Alps
Partizione delle Alpi
Italian Alpine Club
Milan

Pyramid
Western Alps
Eastern Alps
Southwestern Alps
Northwestern Alps
oriental
Central Eastern Alps
North Eastern Alps
South Eastern Alps
SOIUSA code
Pointe Sommeiller
Fr

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